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Karen L. Smith
I start with the premise that Eating Disorders are meaningful and can be understood. I believe that more important than body and food, is hunger, and that the person with an eating disorder is in an all out war with their hunger. In my work I try to help folks get in touch with the more meaningful hungers they are craving, and help them seeks means of satisfying those larger hungers.My clients describe me as warm, compassionate and funny, but also as direct, challenging, and focused; seeking out the hard and stuck places in their approach to living and loving. To quote a movie, The Summer Place, "Life is too hard without being miserable on top of it". I don't try to convince my clients that life is easy or carefree, but I do believe lots of happiness and contentment can be found when we face and come to terms with our truths.When leaving counseling, folks usually feel better. Not necessarily so with therapy. The work can be hard. It doesn't always feel good right away. What I promise clients is that I will take good care of them while they do the hard work of looking at themselves and their lives.While Eating Disorders are my specialty of 14 years, I believe therapy deals most with the issues we all share in common, like figuring out how to love and be loved, how to see ourselves and others with compassion, and how to take control of the crafting of our lives. For more information about my views on Eating Disorders, please visit my website listed below.
Philadelphia
USA
Karen L. Smith
(215) 248-4973
Also listed in:
 Individual Therapy / Counseling
Group/Family/Couples Therapy
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